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nanners. >>> the third and final debate between romney and obama. marissa mayer lays out her vision for yahoo!. they posted better than expected third quarter results. mulberry stock plunges after they warn on profit, citing weaker international sales and cutting their price targets. plus israel's central bank head tells cnbc the country is planning for all sorts of eventualities amid continuing tensions with iran. data out of the uk, mortgage approoa approvals a slight tech teick u from august number. august is normally a weaker month. net consumer credit, 200 million up in september. it contracted in august. august was a pretty poor month for credit anyway. sterling-dollar 1.6005. barely bunl bunched on thabudget data. bond yields in spain and italy nudging higher. gilts just below 1.9%. euro-dollar still away from the one month high, 1.3140. dollar-yen, though, 79.73. we hit a three month high earlier on, just over 80. euro-yen hitting a five month high. the country's economics minister says he once again hopes to attend next week's central bank
nanners. >>> the third and final debate between romney and obama. marissa mayer lays out her vision for yahoo!. they posted better than expected third quarter results. mulberry stock plunges after they warn on profit, citing weaker international sales and cutting their price targets. plus israel's central bank head tells cnbc the country is planning for all sorts of eventualities amid continuing tensions with iran. data out of the uk, mortgage approoa approvals a slight tech teick u...
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. >>> big night on cnbc, not just because it's the first debate for romney and obama. it's because here on "mad money," it's wednesday. what do we play on wednesdays? you've got it. time to see about your pofrls. time to play ffd ffd. time to play "am i diversified?." we've gotten inundated with tweets. we have to go to them. this is from dimas 720. m mo,, pep, point guard, cop, nyb. i'm saying it's highly unlikely. procter & gamble, uh-oh, pepsi, consumer products company. altria, conoco phillips, new york community, high-yielding financial. keep altria. between pepsi and procter, keep pepsi. we're going to put in a health care company. at this point i'm going a little aggressive. go celgene. let's go to ed in new york, please. ed? >> caller: hey. >> hey. modern portfolio. it's a modern portfolio. i have popeye's. i love the red beans and rice. aig is my favorite financial. michael kors is the terrific apparel company where they still charge $200 even at the outlets. dynavax. and facebook is not doing as badly as everybody else. internet company, financial, apparel co
. >>> big night on cnbc, not just because it's the first debate for romney and obama. it's because here on "mad money," it's wednesday. what do we play on wednesdays? you've got it. time to see about your pofrls. time to play ffd ffd. time to play "am i diversified?." we've gotten inundated with tweets. we have to go to them. this is from dimas 720. m mo,, pep, point guard, cop, nyb. i'm saying it's highly unlikely. procter & gamble, uh-oh, pepsi, consumer...
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president obama was widely seen to have lost the first debate. >> okay. clearly we have something of an issue with that report. we'll have a panel take we're just warming up. >> they're putting on the boxes gloves right now. tre, what at this point is mitt romney -- how do you expect him to sort of come out tonight consistent with what we saw last week and is it in the same way when we talk about wall street expectations, the bar is now high for him, is that tougher for him to do as well as he did last time around? >> i don't think so. first of all, i think for your viewers, i think this is going to be a very important debate to watch because it will be very heavy on the economy, very heavy on taxes and specifically and i think finally discussing the elephant in the room which is the debt and this looming fiscal cliff that people are talking about about getting ready to go over. but the including thing is that you have the only undecided left in this country are the ones that will be in the audience at this town hall meeting debate tonight. most have made
president obama was widely seen to have lost the first debate. >> okay. clearly we have something of an issue with that report. we'll have a panel take we're just warming up. >> they're putting on the boxes gloves right now. tre, what at this point is mitt romney -- how do you expect him to sort of come out tonight consistent with what we saw last week and is it in the same way when we talk about wall street expectations, the bar is now high for him, is that tougher for him to do as...
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and president obama and mitt romney head into their final debate tonight. new poll shows they're in a dead heat with just two weeks to go before election day. and japan records its sharpest drop in exports since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake, raising fresh fears world's biggest economy could be heading back into recession. >> we start off this week on a fatherly tepid mixed note. bond yields, we moved off the 7 1/2 month lows that we had in spain and italy, spain yields 5.43%. certainly no rush to request assistance just yet. current city m currency markets, u.s. dollar steady. dollar-yen firmer again up 79.67. and that's after japan's posted a wider than expected trade deficit in september. exports dropped their sharpest pace since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake. there are concerns they could slip back into recession, but the bank of japan governor says he still expectses to resume a moderate recovery. although he's added the bank will continue to main taken an easy monetary response keeping alive hopes of further
and president obama and mitt romney head into their final debate tonight. new poll shows they're in a dead heat with just two weeks to go before election day. and japan records its sharpest drop in exports since the aftermath of last year's devastating earthquake, raising fresh fears world's biggest economy could be heading back into recession. >> we start off this week on a fatherly tepid mixed note. bond yields, we moved off the 7 1/2 month lows that we had in spain and italy, spain...
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after all this debating about it. what impact do you think that will have? >> first let me underscore my agreement with marty. he knows this, we worked together on corporate tax reform, and i think it would be very important and maybe an area of tax reform where it's easier to get agreement among centrists, democrats and republicans, is in the corporate area. on medicare, i -- you see, i'm optimistic, or on health care, if you look at the phase-in, what the cbo has said here is over the first decade of obamacare, we'll save about $100 billion. now, that's not a lot of money, but we will be insuring 30, 40 million additional americans. but their projection receipt now is that in the second decade, we will shave off the right of growth of health care spending about 1 d$1 trillion from the medicare deficit. that's really good news. we could phase-in a lot of the reforms in obamacare more quickly, such as the accountable care organizations and make those savings occur even sooner. >> marty, laura, great to talk to you. thanks for talking with us today. >> good b
after all this debating about it. what impact do you think that will have? >> first let me underscore my agreement with marty. he knows this, we worked together on corporate tax reform, and i think it would be very important and maybe an area of tax reform where it's easier to get agreement among centrists, democrats and republicans, is in the corporate area. on medicare, i -- you see, i'm optimistic, or on health care, if you look at the phase-in, what the cbo has said here is over the...
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it comes as president obama will continue to push. eamonn has more on the fight from capitol hill. >> if there was any question that the market is hanging on every word of this fiscal cliff debate here in washington, it was answered yesterday when senator harry reid came out before cameras and said that he was upset that there had been "little progress in the negotiations on the fiscal cliff." the indexes really took a dive. let me play you a bit of what harry reid had to say. >> there's been little progress with the republicans, which is a disappointment to me. they've talked some happy talk about doing revenues, but we only have a couple weeks to get something done. so we have to get away from the happy talk and start talking about specific things. >> so the important thing there is what harry reid actually said, which is he said that he doesn't think there's been enough progress from republicans. what he's meaning when he says that is that he doesn't think that they've conceded enough. so what the market took yesterday is a symbol
it comes as president obama will continue to push. eamonn has more on the fight from capitol hill. >> if there was any question that the market is hanging on every word of this fiscal cliff debate here in washington, it was answered yesterday when senator harry reid came out before cameras and said that he was upset that there had been "little progress in the negotiations on the fiscal cliff." the indexes really took a dive. let me play you a bit of what harry reid had to say....
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an aggressive mitt romney comes out swinging in his first debate with president obama. the two men sparring over how to fix the u.s. economy. waiting on spain, the ecb expected to hold steady on rates as central bankers meet today. country's president tells cnbc that europe's policymakers must remain focused. and madrid sees solid demand and yields coming down as the finance minister heads to london to raise funds for the country's bad banks. if you're just tuning in, thanks very much for coming along. ross will be back tomorrow. but i'm here for the next 30 minutes to run you through what's going on on the markets around the world. let's start off by looking ahead to the start of the u.s. equity trade. expecting markets to open a little higher. fmoc minutes coming out later. and on this side of the world urks t the ecb and boe with their decisions, as well. just a few points higher. and let's look at some other market action and see exactly what's happening. the global 300 just ticking slightly higher. it's come off the highs of a little earlier, but just about hanging
an aggressive mitt romney comes out swinging in his first debate with president obama. the two men sparring over how to fix the u.s. economy. waiting on spain, the ecb expected to hold steady on rates as central bankers meet today. country's president tells cnbc that europe's policymakers must remain focused. and madrid sees solid demand and yields coming down as the finance minister heads to london to raise funds for the country's bad banks. if you're just tuning in, thanks very much for...
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next week sees the vice president presidential debate before we get two more presidential debates. one of the major issues is it that looming fiscal cliff. president obama challenged mitt romney on his plans for cutting the nation's debt. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real hit romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy. the fell wloe on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. >> the president's vision is trickle down government and i don't think that's what america believes in. i see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom. >> president of the committee for responsible federal budget, director of the fiscal policy program, as well, and joins us now. have you heard anything -- have you heard enough of of a commitment from either side of the aisle that you thought might actually work? >> well, what we didn't hear was enough specifics. so i think the good news is that that
next week sees the vice president presidential debate before we get two more presidential debates. one of the major issues is it that looming fiscal cliff. president obama challenged mitt romney on his plans for cutting the nation's debt. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney because the real hit romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that...
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president obama and mitt romney get set for their first debate in denver. service sector growth slows across the globe in september. and rajoy issues the latest denial that he's ready to seek a bailout. >>> other stories we're following for you today. the apple faithful are just getting used to their iphone 5, but the rumored mini ipad may not be that far behind. reports say apple's asian suppliers are now mass producing a new tablet with a lower resolution 7.8-inch screen, that's versus the nine inches for the current ipad which came out back in march. apple is expected to unveil the mini ipad sometime later this month but the company isn't revealing any details. this has been why we've been seeing a spike in apple share prices recently in both germany and the united states on the back of expectation about all these products before christmas. today you can see we've got a bounce in the frankfurt listing of the stock, up another 1.6%. >>> reportedly close to a deal to sell up to $6 billion worth of its assets in the gulf of mexico. they have narrowed down t
president obama and mitt romney get set for their first debate in denver. service sector growth slows across the globe in september. and rajoy issues the latest denial that he's ready to seek a bailout. >>> other stories we're following for you today. the apple faithful are just getting used to their iphone 5, but the rumored mini ipad may not be that far behind. reports say apple's asian suppliers are now mass producing a new tablet with a lower resolution 7.8-inch screen, that's...
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mitt romney is, talking about how president obama wasn't in the last campaign. and so they're already setting expectations for romney to do really well and in a even ups the ante further for the performance of governor romney. >> how much is the fact that the economic data hasn't got a lot better, but the stock market has rallied. how much is that going to help the president? >> well, we've seen in the last nbc "wall street journal" poll earlier this week that there is a sense of renewed optimism in the economy for the president obama. it's slight, but trend lines are very important in these campaigns and for the president, this is a good time for him to be catching some good economic news here in the u.s. >> we do have 48 days here and the poll is starting to look at these swing states in particular. what to you is going to be the most important place to watch for as a gauge really as we head into the final stretch? >> i look at three places. ohio. no republican has won the white house in modern history without also carrying ohio. i look at iowa, too. and i saw
mitt romney is, talking about how president obama wasn't in the last campaign. and so they're already setting expectations for romney to do really well and in a even ups the ante further for the performance of governor romney. >> how much is the fact that the economic data hasn't got a lot better, but the stock market has rallied. how much is that going to help the president? >> well, we've seen in the last nbc "wall street journal" poll earlier this week that there is a...
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what we're seeing so far is we have the best defense they can make of the obama administration at this point. >> what's interesting, tony, is republicans have managed to clearly shape the debate about whether americans are better now than they were four years ago. do you think the democrats can mount a strong defense on that point? >> they're certainly trying. they keep tripping up though with some of the platform issues that they've had here, you know, the kerfluffel was the removal of god and putting it back in. that tripped them up until they got to president clinton's speech. the changing of the venue here has taken up a lot of the communication efforts here. i think rhetorically it's been more of a defense of the effort that the obama administration has done to try to improve the economy, less about the specifics on what they would do going forward to create jobs and growth absent stimulus plans. >> tony, what do you think the president needs to say tonight to appeal to his base but also to those independent americans that may be tuning in? >> i really think it is that vision for
what we're seeing so far is we have the best defense they can make of the obama administration at this point. >> what's interesting, tony, is republicans have managed to clearly shape the debate about whether americans are better now than they were four years ago. do you think the democrats can mount a strong defense on that point? >> they're certainly trying. they keep tripping up though with some of the platform issues that they've had here, you know, the kerfluffel was the...
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that is going to pit obama and harry reid on the one side and romney and boehner on the other side. it is the big preinaugural brawl that will take place right after the elections. there will be a lame duck congress, maybe a lame duck president. a president will have been vindicated on his tax policy and it means higher taxes potentially, on dividends, capital gains, social security tax and who knows what is going to happen to overall income tax rates. let alone discuss of corporate tax rates. >> i agree with you, particularly as it relates to the very taxes sensitive to the market. even though the performance wasn't up to par, i wonder if you'll see a change in companies that payout dividends or investors go for dividend payers when dividend taxes aren't triple what they are now. and of course he mentions capital gains. >> if anything, that's where the small investor has been participating because it was a very much crowded trade last year. >> i think you're going to find that attempt to raise the dividend taxes are going to be -- you're going to get serious pushback. i'll play the
that is going to pit obama and harry reid on the one side and romney and boehner on the other side. it is the big preinaugural brawl that will take place right after the elections. there will be a lame duck congress, maybe a lame duck president. a president will have been vindicated on his tax policy and it means higher taxes potentially, on dividends, capital gains, social security tax and who knows what is going to happen to overall income tax rates. let alone discuss of corporate tax rates....
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campaign has had since the debate last week. and i think biden did that. and he did it for two reasons p one is during an economically stressful people, people want a strong and assertive leader. that's why romney did better in the first debate, that's why biden did better in the second debate. but secondly, i think that the republicans left a lot of change on the table last night. on on the tax plan that really is some total of the economic plan and jobs plan, the numbers i think has everybody concedes simply don't add up. on medicare, the proposal to voucherize medicare is extremely unpopular with seniors by double digits. and that's why you've seen seniors move in huge numbers in florida, ohio and elsewhere towards the democratic side. on afghanistan, ryan suggests or at least opened the door to having troops on the ground which is something very unpopular with american people. and on abortion, the ryan/romney ticket has to explain what has been what i think can only be characterized as part of the archie bunker hour. republi
campaign has had since the debate last week. and i think biden did that. and he did it for two reasons p one is during an economically stressful people, people want a strong and assertive leader. that's why romney did better in the first debate, that's why biden did better in the second debate. but secondly, i think that the republicans left a lot of change on the table last night. on on the tax plan that really is some total of the economic plan and jobs plan, the numbers i think has everybody...
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, squaring romney care and obama care and what you called vulture capitalism. is there any part of you that says this is what we were talking about? >> the choice between barack obama and mitt romney is about as stark as you can get. and that's the choice americans have to make. if you want something that wants to force your state to go into government run washington centric exchanges, expand the cost of government, then vote for barack obama. if you want someone with a business background that says he will repeal obama care, he will need to vote for perform. ly support him in every way they can because he will get the country back on track. what we do here in the state of texas, has worked loyally with me, we both understand there is a clear resolve of having low taxation, a fair and predictable regulation, and a legal system that does not allow for oversuing. another level, if you will, of protection for the businessmen and women in the state that want to risks their capital. they know they can do that and that's the reason they continue to move here in recor
, squaring romney care and obama care and what you called vulture capitalism. is there any part of you that says this is what we were talking about? >> the choice between barack obama and mitt romney is about as stark as you can get. and that's the choice americans have to make. if you want something that wants to force your state to go into government run washington centric exchanges, expand the cost of government, then vote for barack obama. if you want someone with a business...
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the debate rolls on, and before we go, we asked you if president obama's romneyhood comments are class warfare. this tweet says of course it is. valerie tweets says it's obvious class warfare and the white house's divide and conquer scheme since the divide and conquer. thanks for tweeting in, continue to send us your comments on the program at maria par tir moe and we'll put them on the air. three of wall street's hot shots will join me next, back in a moment, and babby douglas speaking with our kelly evans, that's next. stick around. you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of -- fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank, like no-fee atms, all over the w
the debate rolls on, and before we go, we asked you if president obama's romneyhood comments are class warfare. this tweet says of course it is. valerie tweets says it's obvious class warfare and the white house's divide and conquer scheme since the divide and conquer. thanks for tweeting in, continue to send us your comments on the program at maria par tir moe and we'll put them on the air. three of wall street's hot shots will join me next, back in a moment, and babby douglas speaking with...
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president obama continues to maintain his lead over mitt romney with two days before their first debate and 35 days before the election. new poll shows 49% of likely voters favoring the president versus 47% for romney. amongst all registered voter, obama holds a 5 point lead. but 52% of likely voters across key swing states favor the president. you'll be able to get full coverage of wedding who's presidential debate right here on cnbc, it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. a july says the rules set to go into effect october 12th won't properly justified by the cftc, the rules would cap the size of positions trading firms can take in certain commodity contracts and expand restrictions to swaps trade. meanwhile nokia has another big customer. the "wall street journal" says the company is going to unveil a deal with oracle take. the company's oracle world conference in san francisco. nokia's recently signed deals as well with groupon and amazon which dropped google maps. shares up marginally this morning julia got to a chance to sit down with sheryl sandberg. so tune in for that interview. share
president obama continues to maintain his lead over mitt romney with two days before their first debate and 35 days before the election. new poll shows 49% of likely voters favoring the president versus 47% for romney. amongst all registered voter, obama holds a 5 point lead. but 52% of likely voters across key swing states favor the president. you'll be able to get full coverage of wedding who's presidential debate right here on cnbc, it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. a july says the rules set...
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can't debate, so change numbers. obama administration says it's ludicrous, but he stood by the remarks when he appeared on the kudlow report friday night. >> today the president was out on the stump and he didn't talk about 600,000 government workers added in the last two months. the largest number since the study's been done since 1948. he didn't talk about what you just talked about, 600,000 temporary. he talked about 7.8 for ate hours today. okay? 7.8. let's talk about how we get the 7.8. this election is too important to let one number that might be corrected next month determine the drought cooutcome of the el. >> joining us is david sim mons and lena is still with us. either of you got any sympathy with that view? >> not particularly. they're not going to be swayed one way are on yor the other by politics. the two don't always have to move in line with one another. so it's a hard art to make that it's been politically manipulated especially when the nonfarm payroll number was not 13 spectacular. >> speaking bef
can't debate, so change numbers. obama administration says it's ludicrous, but he stood by the remarks when he appeared on the kudlow report friday night. >> today the president was out on the stump and he didn't talk about 600,000 government workers added in the last two months. the largest number since the study's been done since 1948. he didn't talk about what you just talked about, 600,000 temporary. he talked about 7.8 for ate hours today. okay? 7.8. let's talk about how we get the...
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president obama and mitt romney will face off once more debate style on monday. but the two were in the same room last night for the annual al smith charity dinner. traditional experience for politicians during election season. dressed in their formal white tie best, they greeted each other warmly and traded jokes at each other's expense. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt well rested after the nice long nap i had in the first debate. >> people seem to be curious as to how we prepare for the debates. first, refrain from alcohol for 65 years before the debate. second, find the biggest available straw man and then just mercily attack. big bird didn't see it coming. >> of course world affairs are a challenge for every candidate. after some of you guys remember after my foreign trip in 2008, i was attacked as a celebrity because i was popular with our allies and i'm impressed with how governor romney has avoided that problem. >> campaigns can be grueling. we're each lucky to hav
president obama and mitt romney will face off once more debate style on monday. but the two were in the same room last night for the annual al smith charity dinner. traditional experience for politicians during election season. dressed in their formal white tie best, they greeted each other warmly and traded jokes at each other's expense. >> this is the third time that governor romney and i have met recently. i had a lot more energy in our second debate. i felt well rested after the nice...
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president obama and mitt romney have one more debate next week. they may have left it all out on the mat last might. the men were much more confrontational during their first meeting, repeatedly bouncing off their stools and speaking over each other. they disagreed on several issues. the president accused romney of selling a sketchy deal to fix the economy. romney says the middle class is being crushed under obama. >> if the unemployment rate was 7.8% when he took off, it's 7.8% now. but if you calculated that unemployment rate, taking back the people who dropped out of the work force, it would be 10.7%. >> governor romney says he's got a five-point plan. governor romney doesn't have a five-point plan. he has a one-point plan. and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> joining us now for more, mary jo jacoby. and aaron task. good morning to you both. mary jo, your thoughts from the debate last night. it was seen as more of a win, i guess, for obama given his underperformance last time around. >> it was
president obama and mitt romney have one more debate next week. they may have left it all out on the mat last might. the men were much more confrontational during their first meeting, repeatedly bouncing off their stools and speaking over each other. they disagreed on several issues. the president accused romney of selling a sketchy deal to fix the economy. romney says the middle class is being crushed under obama. >> if the unemployment rate was 7.8% when he took off, it's 7.8% now. but...
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they're saying they're willing to raise revenue, but president obama has one criteria in this debate and that's raising income rates on all americans. right now, the sides are in their two corners on this and nobody is moving. so we're really only a couple weeks out and there's this huge gap, and eamon was right in another aspect. there is this brush fire of conservative lawmakers who don't want to raise revenue at all. so this is a huge problem for speaker john boehner, huge problem for president obama, and for the american economy. >> so right. does this come down to political opinion? is that going to be the sway factor? and if so, where is the political opinion? who gets that vote? >> polls in the united states show that raising taxes on the wealthy is an attractive proposition, a popular proposition. this might come down to december 28th or december 29th, december 30th where both sides are still locked in their corners and one side has to give. now, president obama ran his campaign on raising income rates, raising marginal income tax rates on americans. so he's perceived to have
they're saying they're willing to raise revenue, but president obama has one criteria in this debate and that's raising income rates on all americans. right now, the sides are in their two corners on this and nobody is moving. so we're really only a couple weeks out and there's this huge gap, and eamon was right in another aspect. there is this brush fire of conservative lawmakers who don't want to raise revenue at all. so this is a huge problem for speaker john boehner, huge problem for...
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then after that, it's the start of the presidential debates, romney and obama squaring off on october 3rd in denver. vps are up next they go head-to-head in danville, kentucky on the 11th of october and followed by another presidential debate on the 16th in new york. and then a final turn on the floor for obama and romney on october the 22nd, in boca raton, florida. ahead of the general election on november 6th. still to come on today's program, how investors are going to react? will they be disappointed when they hear from ben bernanke? we'll be out to jackson hole right after this. at merrill lynch, we understand the importance of your goals. today, our financial advisors lead from a new position of strength. together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right advisor. that's merrill lynch. >>> okay. we'll be out the jackson hole wyoming in a few minutes. before that, unemployment in the eurozone has reached an all time high. highest level since reco
then after that, it's the start of the presidential debates, romney and obama squaring off on october 3rd in denver. vps are up next they go head-to-head in danville, kentucky on the 11th of october and followed by another presidential debate on the 16th in new york. and then a final turn on the floor for obama and romney on october the 22nd, in boca raton, florida. ahead of the general election on november 6th. still to come on today's program, how investors are going to react? will they be...
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care was being debated in the supreme court. so what's behind the move? joe is still with us. he has answers on that. we were talking about this during the break. is it a little bit too early to start reading in to the comments and trading the health care stocks on these moves? we won't get a final decision until june. >> people will always try to read the tea leaves of whatever little question seems to suggest that whichever justice will vote which way. no one knows how ultimately they're going to rule. i think on tuesday, the stocks really got hit when it looked like obamacare really had a bad day, specifically the individual mandate. and the great thing about the individual mandate for insurers, it's a lot more healthy customers in particular the young people who don't typically buy insurance. i think after wednesday's session, looked like perhaps that if the supreme court is going to throw out the mandate, it might throw out a bunch of other stuff, maybe the whole thing, including the requirement that insurers take on people
care was being debated in the supreme court. so what's behind the move? joe is still with us. he has answers on that. we were talking about this during the break. is it a little bit too early to start reading in to the comments and trading the health care stocks on these moves? we won't get a final decision until june. >> people will always try to read the tea leaves of whatever little question seems to suggest that whichever justice will vote which way. no one knows how ultimately...
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. >>> a new survey shows likely voters favor obama by a slim margin. just one in eight say they're undecided or could change their vote before election date. second debate is tomorrow night at hofstra university. and job cuts may be looming at amd. the chip maker set to cut between 20% to 30% of its workforce or up to 3500 people. an announcement could be made as early as this week. the cuts will reportedly come from sales and engineering units. they slashed third quarter revenue forecast because of weak demand. the stock down. >> i think this is interesting because we've all been so laser focused on corporate earnings season. there is real on on the ground impact from the companies having to take down their forecast. and these are significant cuts. we get in a period of profit cycle slowing and the question is whether the economic cycle more broadly is losing momentum, too. but staying with tech, microsoft is hoping everyone has forgotten about the zune. the company is launching a new music service on tuesday. xbox music will stream songs for free wit
. >>> a new survey shows likely voters favor obama by a slim margin. just one in eight say they're undecided or could change their vote before election date. second debate is tomorrow night at hofstra university. and job cuts may be looming at amd. the chip maker set to cut between 20% to 30% of its workforce or up to 3500 people. an announcement could be made as early as this week. the cuts will reportedly come from sales and engineering units. they slashed third quarter revenue...
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debates. you can catch it all right here live on cnbc beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. i'll be hosting the pre and post coverage along with carl quintanilla. of course, john harwood will also be with us. he's live on the ground in denver. he's here with a preview. over to you, john. >> hey, maria. it's important to remember this election isn't over. if you look at the new polls that we came out with last night and this morning, mitt romney's only trailing by three points nationally. that's down from a five-point margin a couple weeks ago. he's 9/11 florieven in florida,. he still trails in ohio by five points. that's a big problem. he needs to win the state of ohio. that just shows he has an opportunity tonight. three other big economic issues they're going to be talking about, first of all, on taxes. mitt romney hasosed a 20% across the board rate cut for individuals, but he hasn't specified how he's going to pay for that without increasing the deficit or increasing the burden on middle and lo
debates. you can catch it all right here live on cnbc beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. i'll be hosting the pre and post coverage along with carl quintanilla. of course, john harwood will also be with us. he's live on the ground in denver. he's here with a preview. over to you, john. >> hey, maria. it's important to remember this election isn't over. if you look at the new polls that we came out with last night and this morning, mitt romney's only trailing by three points nationally. that's...
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. >>> it's next wednesday that president obama and mitt romney will go face to face in their first debate. they continue to battle each other from of a par in several key swing states. both campaigning just a few miles apart in ohio on wednesday. >> so if they go around as they have in ohio with some board behind them with the numbers saying how it's a moral obligation to reduce the deficit, j ask them, well, explain to us how the numbers work. because they don't. they don't have a deficit reduction plan. they have a deficit expansion plan. >> i don't worry about the polls. i worry about making sure that my message gets through to the american people and the best chance for that to happen will probably be through debates as well as the ads that we each run over the coming weeks. it will be a very intensive time and i'm absolutely convinced that the american people do not want four more years of the last four years and that's why i'll win. >> pippa, there is so much pressure on mitt romney to perform well at the debates. but it seems quite clear that he's given up what lead he might have h
. >>> it's next wednesday that president obama and mitt romney will go face to face in their first debate. they continue to battle each other from of a par in several key swing states. both campaigning just a few miles apart in ohio on wednesday. >> so if they go around as they have in ohio with some board behind them with the numbers saying how it's a moral obligation to reduce the deficit, j ask them, well, explain to us how the numbers work. because they don't. they don't have...
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. >>> big night on cnbc, not just because it's the first debate for romney and obama. it's because here on "mad money," it's wednesday. what do we play on wednesdays? you've got it. time to see about your port o portfolios are protected. time to play "am i diversified?." this is where you call me, you tell me your top five holdings and i tell you whether you need to diversify. we've gotten inundated with tweets. we have to go to them. this is from dimas720. i think i know a dmas who writes am i diversified, altria, trokter and gamble can, conoco phillips, big california boo-yah. mike dimas is from summit new jersey. procter & gamble, uh-oh, pepsi, consumer products company. altria, there's a match game thing going on there. conoco phillips, new york community, high yielding financial. keep altria. between pepsi and procter, keep pepsi. proctor is a work in progress although mr. mcdonald is doing much better. we're going to put in yes, a health care company. at this point i'm going a little aggressive. go celgene. let's go to ed in new york, please. ed? >> caller: hey.
. >>> big night on cnbc, not just because it's the first debate for romney and obama. it's because here on "mad money," it's wednesday. what do we play on wednesdays? you've got it. time to see about your port o portfolios are protected. time to play "am i diversified?." this is where you call me, you tell me your top five holdings and i tell you whether you need to diversify. we've gotten inundated with tweets. we have to go to them. this is from dimas720. i think...
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governor romney and barack obama are both right on this issue. the other republicans are not. look for names like becht and dickinson and allscripps to do well. look for another major technological upgrade in our warfare and weaponry. for those reasons we like general dynamics. >> i'll stay on the theme with a question about, you obviously are campaign finance chair for mitt romney. as you see according to a "wall street journal"/nbc poll, romney trails newt gingrich. for someone who had seemingly all the momentum getting the nomination, how does romney find himself in this position and how does he regain the top spot? >> i think the governor's got great administrative skills. he's a great leader. he's got a fantastic organization. i have to see speaker gingrich is probably a better debater. he's more bombastic. you can see from speaker fwrich's career and i think people when they get into the voting booth down there, hopefully they'll look at those two guys and go with a guy that is an amazing leader and effective human being as it relates to organizational skills and making
governor romney and barack obama are both right on this issue. the other republicans are not. look for names like becht and dickinson and allscripps to do well. look for another major technological upgrade in our warfare and weaponry. for those reasons we like general dynamics. >> i'll stay on the theme with a question about, you obviously are campaign finance chair for mitt romney. as you see according to a "wall street journal"/nbc poll, romney trails newt gingrich. for...
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debate with president obama so what are you talking about? >> he said that he would not lower rates on wealthier people. >> but it's right. no net increase in revenue on people. >> he will not raise revenue, which is what simpson-bowles, rivlin-domenici and the gang of six in the senate agreed. >> neither side has picked it up, the frustration that a plan like bowles-simpson has not put forth. >> not true. >> how so? >> i served on the supercommittee, i know this, i know exactly what stopped that committee from being able to get a deal. >> which one? >> we had major transformation in entitlements, a major proposal from 1.3 trillion to 600 to 300 billion. they wouldn't even agree to $300 billion of revenue so it was impossible to get an agreement because they were terrified of grover forquist the lobbyist who might run somebody against them in the primary. i'm telling you the truth that's what happened. >> i thought between the end it was between boehner and president and they were close to a deal. there are different sides on what happened. i
debate with president obama so what are you talking about? >> he said that he would not lower rates on wealthier people. >> but it's right. no net increase in revenue on people. >> he will not raise revenue, which is what simpson-bowles, rivlin-domenici and the gang of six in the senate agreed. >> neither side has picked it up, the frustration that a plan like bowles-simpson has not put forth. >> not true. >> how so? >> i served on the supercommittee, i...
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>> i think the political debate has demonstrated when it comes to labor market policy both sides of the equation are devoid of any ideas. >> equally incompetent. >> it's a polling of ignorance, if you will. >> that's an interesting point. ross? >> patrick, they may not have the policies. job creation comes down to individuals at companies having confidence, doesn't it, to invest in their business. i suppose does the political climate impact confidence on investment? >> i think it absolutely does. when we look at the polling, one of the things that is striking is employers appear to be gaining confidence as do the households. but when we factor in the political questions as we saw in the debate last year about raising the debt ceiling, very quickly confidence dissipates because the political establishment just doesn't seem to have a grasp of what the real economy is doing. >> so the follow-up question to that is what is the ideal political climate to encourage that confidence to grow? >> ross, if i knew that, i would be making a lot more money than i am. >> the other side is we've got oi
>> i think the political debate has demonstrated when it comes to labor market policy both sides of the equation are devoid of any ideas. >> equally incompetent. >> it's a polling of ignorance, if you will. >> that's an interesting point. ross? >> patrick, they may not have the policies. job creation comes down to individuals at companies having confidence, doesn't it, to invest in their business. i suppose does the political climate impact confidence on...
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and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obama's pre-debate lead. the president holds a 51-45% edge among likely vote everies there. john harwood will be joining us live from kentucky with more in just a few minutes. but first andrew has this morning's top business stories. >>> we got some banking news this morning on wall street. jpmorgan cfo dug braunstein will be stepping down. he'll take on another post within the company, so he won't be leaving, but it was on his watch that the jpmorgan london whale experience happened and there remains scrutiny all around that. he's expected to lead the bank's earnings call tomorrow morning, so a lot of interest thp. in other headlines related to jpmorgan, deal book is reporting that the fbi investigation into the bank's $6 billion trading loss may not inchbly indicate jamie dimon, buts investigation does not appear to touch on the echelons of top management, but the company is still under investigation by the sec as to whether it misled investors about the size of the loss and it's worth noting it got tapes.
and in ohio, romney trimmed two percentage points off of obama's pre-debate lead. the president holds a 51-45% edge among likely vote everies there. john harwood will be joining us live from kentucky with more in just a few minutes. but first andrew has this morning's top business stories. >>> we got some banking news this morning on wall street. jpmorgan cfo dug braunstein will be stepping down. he'll take on another post within the company, so he won't be leaving, but it was on his...
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what obama gets is he's obviously had the job for four years and he knows the stuff inside out and is good on policy. >> i guess it's always been like this, howard, but i look at the mail that comes in from both sides. never seen them so divided and so sure of themselves on both sides. >> no coming around. >> so hateful of the other side. it's really -- i don't know what's going to happen no matter who gets elected. how we deal with the rift. >> my theory is when the new generation takes power, that will be betterment the under 35s don't put up with this kind of talk. our generation just wants to fight the culture wars to the death. i think it's not so great for the country. >> at least we come together once in a while. >> yes, we do. >> thanks, governor. see ya later. >>> why mark faber says european stocks could correct up to 20%. today, our financial advisors lead from a new position of strength. together with bank of america, they have access to more resources than ever before. a steadfast commitment to help you achieve your financial goals in life. that's the power of the right a
what obama gets is he's obviously had the job for four years and he knows the stuff inside out and is good on policy. >> i guess it's always been like this, howard, but i look at the mail that comes in from both sides. never seen them so divided and so sure of themselves on both sides. >> no coming around. >> so hateful of the other side. it's really -- i don't know what's going to happen no matter who gets elected. how we deal with the rift. >> my theory is when the new...
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there's a lot of debate over how well that worked. democrats have said it could have been so much worse, republicans have pointed out that the unemployment rate hasn't matched the lows that were forecast when they put the stimulus forward. it will be unclear if it seems most likely that the next president will inherit a gridlock congress, so it's unclear if someone will get the chance to put through sort of their secretary policy. so truthfully whatever happens today, i don't expect we'll see a rapid change in direction. the fiscal cliff will sort of force something, whether that's austerity or some sort of, you know, initial increase in spending and then long term flattening out. or most likely, you know, some meeting in the middle of the two sides. >> patrick, thanks for that. a long day for everybody. we appreciate you you getting up early this morning. just a reminder, the first polls begin to close at 7:00 p.m. eastern in sticks states, georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and the battle ground of virginia. half an
there's a lot of debate over how well that worked. democrats have said it could have been so much worse, republicans have pointed out that the unemployment rate hasn't matched the lows that were forecast when they put the stimulus forward. it will be unclear if it seems most likely that the next president will inherit a gridlock congress, so it's unclear if someone will get the chance to put through sort of their secretary policy. so truthfully whatever happens today, i don't expect we'll see a...
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>> next week's debate. >> wednesday. you're watching the ryder cup, we're all watching president obama and mitt romney taking the stage. >> steve, mary jo, thank you so much. >> that's it for us today. i'm kelly evans. >> and you're not here next week. >> no, i've got several days off. >> i'm on my own. have a great weekend. "squawk box" is up next. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this he pursuit of perfection. >>> euro crisis as global stocks come rally after spain announces major budget returns. today president hollande unveiling his country's plan, reportedly set to include a 75% tax for high earners. libor overhaul, the uk's top regulator plans to aggressively change the way banks set interest rates. and the third quarter comes to a close. the s&p snapping a five day slump as the bulls try to end september in style. it is friday, september 28th, only 30 days i'm told this month, 2012. and "squawk box" begins right n
>> next week's debate. >> wednesday. you're watching the ryder cup, we're all watching president obama and mitt romney taking the stage. >> steve, mary jo, thank you so much. >> that's it for us today. i'm kelly evans. >> and you're not here next week. >> no, i've got several days off. >> i'm on my own. have a great weekend. "squawk box" is up next. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new...
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he is going to join us next, and we're going to have a wee bit of a debate. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! >> well, here's a headline that grabbed my attention today. corporations don't need a tax cut. so why is obama proposing one? huh? well, of course, it was wherein by our friend robert rooish. s a former labor secretary and author of "aftershock." just to have a mix-up here on a debate, we bring in our other freend phil kirkman, vice president and policy at americans for prosperity. he is the author of dempsey denied. for heavens sakes, we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. how can we not cut it? >> when you say we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world, i don't think you're looking at effective tax rates. effectively a tax rate rig
he is going to join us next, and we're going to have a wee bit of a debate. i'm serious, we compare our direct rates side by side to find you a great deal, even if it's not with us. [ ding ] oh, that's helpful! well, our company does that, too. actually, we invented that. it's like a sauna in here. helping you save, even if it's not with us -- now, that's progressive! call or click today. no mas pantalones! >> well, here's a headline that grabbed my attention today. corporations don't...
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i think the obama campaign is really doing exactly what it should be doing. though i would say, i would not pay real close attention to any polls before the first presidential debate in october. i would pay attention to the state of the economy. i'd pay attention to the president's approval rating but the romney/obama match-ups will be plenty fluid. >> there's a lot to be done between now and then including mitt romney's pick of a running mate. you spoke of paul ryan, whose name is floating around here. who do you think is on the short list? what will it reveal about the romney campaign? >> well, if he should go for some longshot pick, then you could reasonably assume they're worried. i think a longshot pick would be somebody like marco rubio of florida, who conservatives love, would excite the party but he's not super experienced. i think given the state of the economy it's not going to surprise me if romney goes with a pick that's going to do no harm, someone who's a plausible president. somebody like senator rob portman of ohio. i think somebody like forme
i think the obama campaign is really doing exactly what it should be doing. though i would say, i would not pay real close attention to any polls before the first presidential debate in october. i would pay attention to the state of the economy. i'd pay attention to the president's approval rating but the romney/obama match-ups will be plenty fluid. >> there's a lot to be done between now and then including mitt romney's pick of a running mate. you spoke of paul ryan, whose name is...
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president obama's oels responsible for the decline and fall of the american economy as peter ferrara suggested in his "forbes" op-ed or are the president's policies actually improving the economy? here to debate, jared bernstein, former chief economist to vice president joe biden and the cato institute, jared, we're going to hear this nine months. both sooitsides seizing the counterfactual. i hate that argument. wasn't for the uncertainty we'd be doing better, republicans say, and democrats saying without stimulus, no one can prove either and we'll just be talking to one another i. think you're right. kudos for the long day. must have gotten started many hours ago. >> i did. duty calls. >> hard working dude. let me tell you from experience that both sides should not waste their breath on that one, because people just don't do counterfactuals. i found that out the hard way. what people care about is whether the economy's getting worse or getting better. i don't think anyone -- by the way, i put larry kudlow on this. the economy is getting better. tick you through statistics. gdp, unem
president obama's oels responsible for the decline and fall of the american economy as peter ferrara suggested in his "forbes" op-ed or are the president's policies actually improving the economy? here to debate, jared bernstein, former chief economist to vice president joe biden and the cato institute, jared, we're going to hear this nine months. both sooitsides seizing the counterfactual. i hate that argument. wasn't for the uncertainty we'd be doing better, republicans say, and...
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bush and austan goolsbee, former adviser to president barack obama. you know, our friend liesman, austan, he said if they could fix these numbers, if they could somehow fix them, then why didn't they fix the debate performance? that didn't make sense to me. i think i figured it out. you could relax at the debate if you knew you were doing 7.8, all right? you could kind of mail it in, like hey, no big deal. i'm getting a 7.8 on friday. >> look, first of all, i've been saying for months, you've made me be mr. pessimistic on the jobs panel month after month and i told you finally the seasonal adjustment would kick in, in our favor, starting in september and then you didn't have me on! i would have predicted this. you got to at least -- >> i didn't know i could make you do things. that's cool, what do i want to you do. >> no, you made me do nothing. you kicked me off of there. >> where were you last month? >> it wasn't for lack of asking, was it? >> i'm sure we probably begged. >> no, i'm just playing with you. you got to learn the name of the bls commiss
bush and austan goolsbee, former adviser to president barack obama. you know, our friend liesman, austan, he said if they could fix these numbers, if they could somehow fix them, then why didn't they fix the debate performance? that didn't make sense to me. i think i figured it out. you could relax at the debate if you knew you were doing 7.8, all right? you could kind of mail it in, like hey, no big deal. i'm getting a 7.8 on friday. >> look, first of all, i've been saying for months,...
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obama will have to improve his performance in the debates. >> a gallup poll has romney and obama tied at 47% each. >> that's early for gallup. >> right here. >> their daily track comes out at 1:00, but this could be a different mole. i'm not aware of this new poll. >> this is one they took afterwards. it's just -- >> i'm hearing about it for the first time. >> i think it just hit. it literally just hit. anyway, john, thank you. we'll talk again very soon. when we come back, do rich people who become congressional leaders stay that way? we vlt details of a special capital assets investigation from the "washington post." plus how strong are the bulls? is there hope for the economy without the help of qe-3? that's all ahead. smart comes with 8 airbags,o3 a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your
obama will have to improve his performance in the debates. >> a gallup poll has romney and obama tied at 47% each. >> that's early for gallup. >> right here. >> their daily track comes out at 1:00, but this could be a different mole. i'm not aware of this new poll. >> this is one they took afterwards. it's just -- >> i'm hearing about it for the first time. >> i think it just hit. it literally just hit. anyway, john, thank you. we'll talk again very...
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i think obama gains from the debate but i don't think he gains as much as obama did. stopped some of the romney momentum. and he is ahead. >> will we be -- this was unbelievable yesterday leading up to this. i don't know if it's going to be like that for the third debate. >> i'm not sure. >> is it going to be momentous too? >> i bet you the viewership is down 20% to 30%. >> could be. it's going to be interesting the see whether they both decide we were a little hot and dial it back. i'm not sure they will. because as long as this thing -- >> i wish they would. >> as long as this thing remains a neck and neck race, and especially if you're romney, for example, and you say well, my momentum got braked by that last debate, this is my last shot and i'm still biehind by a couple points. >> the president can say i've got to keep pouring it on. >> did we get new details on the tax plan? i hadn't heard the 25,000 number. >> 17,000 before. >> romney -- that is a total evasion from romney in the sense that the idea is a decent idea, but he's putting all these numbers out so nob
i think obama gains from the debate but i don't think he gains as much as obama did. stopped some of the romney momentum. and he is ahead. >> will we be -- this was unbelievable yesterday leading up to this. i don't know if it's going to be like that for the third debate. >> i'm not sure. >> is it going to be momentous too? >> i bet you the viewership is down 20% to 30%. >> could be. it's going to be interesting the see whether they both decide we were a little hot...
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if obama does get reelected, the democrats in the senate is good for him, but republicans are fairly comfortably going to hold the house. so we'll see divided government for the next four years and that has an impact upon fiscal policy. it was only last year they were struggling to pass a budget and we could see that happen again. the tea party back in 2010 gave republicans know rmomentum. but in 2012, they seem to have undermined them. the social conservatism has kept back on to the agenda. a few days ago, indiana was a toss up. now he described rape as god's intention. it's not what he meant, but that whole religious conservative crept out again. >> so your best guess where we stand wednesday morning? >> senate democrat, house republican, i really can't commit on the presidential race. it's far too close to call. >> i woke up this morning saying is it feasible to win without winning ohio. >> yeah. >> a lot of firsts perhaps in this election. tim stanley, thanks for joining us. let's take a look at the key corporate earnings. >> hsbc has set aside an additional $800 million in the t
if obama does get reelected, the democrats in the senate is good for him, but republicans are fairly comfortably going to hold the house. so we'll see divided government for the next four years and that has an impact upon fiscal policy. it was only last year they were struggling to pass a budget and we could see that happen again. the tea party back in 2010 gave republicans know rmomentum. but in 2012, they seem to have undermined them. the social conservatism has kept back on to the agenda. a...
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won the debate. but then on every other measure they thought romney was who they wanted for president so that's again consistent with 1980. >> i used to call it the clinton news network, cnn, but now he's gone so i had to switch it to communist news network. you probably can't say that. >> i like watching cnn. >> did you see them talking about candy crowley, she was superior and the only people that questioned anything she did were people whose guy had a bad night or whose guy didn't have as good a night. that's why they're completely lost in the wilderness. >> candy crowley did a better job than jim lehrer. in the debates somehow the president ends up with five minutes speaking time. >> but romney somehow got 500 more words? and talks faster? >>. >> when she snapped and took the extraordinary step of correcting one of the candidates on what she said was a factual matter and we all know the first two weeks what they said about benghazi. when she said no the president's correct saying he called it an
won the debate. but then on every other measure they thought romney was who they wanted for president so that's again consistent with 1980. >> i used to call it the clinton news network, cnn, but now he's gone so i had to switch it to communist news network. you probably can't say that. >> i like watching cnn. >> did you see them talking about candy crowley, she was superior and the only people that questioned anything she did were people whose guy had a bad night or whose guy...
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" poll finds president obama widening his lead over mitt romney. >>> japan central bank follows in the fed's footsteps. it's pulled the trigger on more easing, sent equities higher in the process. >> at the bank of england, some policymakers see the case for further stimulus even as the outlook for inflation picks up in the near term. >>> and it's a changing of the old guard at goldman sachs. the leader has decided to step down. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. >> let's start with the u.s. and work our way back. futures for the most part are pointed higher. the dow is poised to add about 40 points. the nasdaq and s&p 500 are poised to open a little bit higher as well. this follows overnight trading in which we've seen asian equities pick up largely on the back of the bank of japan. surprisingly large quantitative easing measures. the ftse is up one tenth of a percent. the mood from that policy hasn't really kicked over into strong gains across the european session. if we take a look at what's happening with those forces for the
" poll finds president obama widening his lead over mitt romney. >>> japan central bank follows in the fed's footsteps. it's pulled the trigger on more easing, sent equities higher in the process. >> at the bank of england, some policymakers see the case for further stimulus even as the outlook for inflation picks up in the near term. >>> and it's a changing of the old guard at goldman sachs. the leader has decided to step down. >>> you're watching...
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well said. >> jimmy says obama wants to have a substantive debate. is there a worry that he could get too deep into the issues? >> no, because of the timeframe. they're 15-minute segments. they'll go back and forth. it's not set up. they won't have the chance to go way into it deep. >> that's my worry, that you come out of this with no substance. i want substance. >> if i'm a candidate running for the presidency of the united states, what i really care about are the undecides, the people who have not yet made up their mind. those are the folks that are going to swing this election. so you've got to speak to those folks. for them, it's not just a matter of the substance. substance is very, very important. but it's also a matter of your style. how do you react under pressure? do you have a sense of humor? are you quick on your feet? >> so here's a substantive question. it goes to specifics. we always talk about are we going to hear about specifics during this debate. apparently yesterday, romney came out and floated this idea of itemized deductions, a
well said. >> jimmy says obama wants to have a substantive debate. is there a worry that he could get too deep into the issues? >> no, because of the timeframe. they're 15-minute segments. they'll go back and forth. it's not set up. they won't have the chance to go way into it deep. >> that's my worry, that you come out of this with no substance. i want substance. >> if i'm a candidate running for the presidency of the united states, what i really care about are the...
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plus president obama and mitt romney will be squaring off in the second presidential debate tonight. this is a town hall format. both sides say their candidate is ready. >> mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him. >> i'm smiling, i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. i assume that he can, so i make sure that i'm always giving him that positive love. >> john harwood will join us onset in just a few minutes with a preview. in fact he's standing right over here. first, though, let's get to the morning top stories. >> united healthcare is reporting, $1.50 a share is pretty good about that well above the estimate of 1.34. united healthcare is also forecasting full year 2012 net of 5.20 to 5.25. with that 16 cent beat in the third quarter, it should make it easier to hit those numbers even without any increase in where the fourth quarter is. the medical care ratio, consolidated care ratio, 79% in the period. third quarter revenue was 27.62 billion. not bad on the first call side. company earned -- or had 27.62 in revenue. so all in all, looks like a prett
plus president obama and mitt romney will be squaring off in the second presidential debate tonight. this is a town hall format. both sides say their candidate is ready. >> mitt's prepared. mitt's confident. mitt's got a good presence about him. >> i'm smiling, i'm giving a thumbs up if he can see it. i assume that he can, so i make sure that i'm always giving him that positive love. >> john harwood will join us onset in just a few minutes with a preview. in fact he's standing...
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and president obama's gone the other way. he hadn't gone a bit to the center, continues to move to the left. he admits he's a redistributionist. and this is an important debate is how do we want to get more people dependent on a good job and on themselves and their families to be able to pay taxes to be contributors to the american dream? i mean, that's really a lot about what this campaign is about. i think mitt romney's ideas will trump the record of effort and failure of barack obama. and that's the closing argument and that's why i think he'll win virginia. >> governor mcdonnell, thank you for joining us today. >> okay. thanks very much. >>> we're going to have much more from jack welch when we return. plus, a call that may have derailed a rally for train stocks. we've got the details on that when we return. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, broc
and president obama's gone the other way. he hadn't gone a bit to the center, continues to move to the left. he admits he's a redistributionist. and this is an important debate is how do we want to get more people dependent on a good job and on themselves and their families to be able to pay taxes to be contributors to the american dream? i mean, that's really a lot about what this campaign is about. i think mitt romney's ideas will trump the record of effort and failure of barack obama. and...
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look, he is behind president obama, he needs to make up ground, but not terribly far behind. he still could win this race and debates coming up in a few weeks are an opportunity for him to make headway. >> and a bit of money advantage too. the ad war is still going on. john, thanks a lot. interesting story. john harwood joining us from washington. >>> meantime, special edition of the santelli exchange today as you may know, rick is joined on the floor of the cme by our own gary. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> gary and i have been writing down questions, we had people write down some questions, sometimes uncomfortable questions are easier to deal with in kind of a flash bash, and we're having our bash right now. so, i guess, gary, why don't you start us out with a question? >> here you go, rick. entitlements alter voting practices, true or false? >> i think true. obviously this question is in the context of what john harwood just talked about, i didn't listen to the tape, i don't know if it was spoken eloquently or spoken in a way that wasn't pretty. but in the end, i do
look, he is behind president obama, he needs to make up ground, but not terribly far behind. he still could win this race and debates coming up in a few weeks are an opportunity for him to make headway. >> and a bit of money advantage too. the ad war is still going on. john, thanks a lot. interesting story. john harwood joining us from washington. >>> meantime, special edition of the santelli exchange today as you may know, rick is joined on the floor of the cme by our own gary....
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it will be a good debate, but i certainly do not underestimate what barack obama brings to it. >> that was the president and the man who is playing him during mitt romney's debate prep by talking expectations for the first debate. of course it's just two days away. joining us with a review, terry nelson, gop strategist, and democratic strategist morris reed. let's start with you this morning, terry. there is a sense the "washington post" has a piece out this morning that romney needs to be the instigator, he needs to be the aggressor. is that right and can he do it? >> i don't know if he needs to be the instigator. there has been clearly a lot of focus on the romney campaign. he needs to have a very solid performance and 2that's the mos important thing, that he makes his points in a solid and forceful way and if he does that are, i think and he will come out all right. but the idea that he needs to come in a have a debate defining moment in order for to be a success i don't think is right. >> is there one issue or theme that he has to hit home? >> he has to -- this race is about the ec
it will be a good debate, but i certainly do not underestimate what barack obama brings to it. >> that was the president and the man who is playing him during mitt romney's debate prep by talking expectations for the first debate. of course it's just two days away. joining us with a review, terry nelson, gop strategist, and democratic strategist morris reed. let's start with you this morning, terry. there is a sense the "washington post" has a piece out this morning that romney...
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the obama campaign team sits back and -- >> is it the media? what's responsible for that? >> i think it's a combination of things. you know, for example, in arizona in the exchange for not moving our primary way up we said okay give us a debate. everybody loves a debate. the networks, the cables love the debate more than anybody because it gives them their highest viewing. but it's not healthy after a while. it used to be -- listen, it used to be that we would say okay, here's how i think we should restore our economy. this is what i think we need to do about afghanistan. instead we're waiting for the shot and how the recipient of the shot responds. that's not illuminating to the american people. >> senator, i'd like to go back to the idea of simpson-bowles still being alive and still having people who are supporting that. how big of a groundswell is there there in the senate and in the house for a plan like that, and how quickly do you think that something like that could be introduced? >> becky, the dirty little secret is that everybody comes full circle and we come back
the obama campaign team sits back and -- >> is it the media? what's responsible for that? >> i think it's a combination of things. you know, for example, in arizona in the exchange for not moving our primary way up we said okay give us a debate. everybody loves a debate. the networks, the cables love the debate more than anybody because it gives them their highest viewing. but it's not healthy after a while. it used to be -- listen, it used to be that we would say okay, here's how i...
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-- >> not necessarily, it's debatable. >> the worst performance by an incumbent seeking -- >> but he won -- >> well, i am against -- >> anything other than -- >> gifts -- >> not gifts, necessarily, but cobbled together a coalition -- >> but that's what elected officials are supposed to do. just remind everybody very quickly, liberals would be quick to point out that nationally democrats in the house got about 600,000 more votes. >> so your point is that he was able to get more than 50% of the people to vote for tax increases on somebody else? that's quite a sales job. >> the point about polling. >> that's a great sales -- so -- >> overwhelming of people want to tax the rich. it's a bad policy and it's dumb and shouldn't be done. >> it's not hard to get 50% to agree to that. >> of course not. >> tax 2% and give me what you get. >> i agree, but it still polls very well. >> to steve's point. what you're talking about is what americans say they want where they're willing to come from these things. that was david walker's point. our guest host on monday. and his point is there needs to be
-- >> not necessarily, it's debatable. >> the worst performance by an incumbent seeking -- >> but he won -- >> well, i am against -- >> anything other than -- >> gifts -- >> not gifts, necessarily, but cobbled together a coalition -- >> but that's what elected officials are supposed to do. just remind everybody very quickly, liberals would be quick to point out that nationally democrats in the house got about 600,000 more votes. >> so your...